Hellawell
The Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry
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PIERS HELLAWELL
Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry
Brass Quintet
Score
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to Julie Brook
Commissioned jointly by the 2006 Belfast Festival at Queen’s (with assistance from the National Lottery of Northern Ireland) and the Kristiansand Festival Norway, for Stockholm Chamber Brass.
First performance in Belfast and Kristiansand by Stockholm Chamber Brass in October 2006.
This score is a facsimile of the composer’s manuscript, reflecting the state of editorial work and correction as of 2006
PIERS HELLAWELL
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Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry
Brass Quintet
Instrumentation
Trumpet 1 in C (+ wine-glass in movement 6 and striking empty glass in movement 4)
Trumpet 2 in C (+ wine-glass in movement 6 and striking shell-rattle in movement 4)
Horn in F (+ ‘ballophone’ for trumpet 1 in movement 5)
Trombone (+ wine-glass in movement 6 and movement 2)
Tuba (+ ‘ballophone’ for trumpet 2 in movement 5)
Special requirements:
Movement 2 includes a single tuned D on wine-glass, played by trombone.
Movement 4 includes percussive use of a wine glass (trumpet 1) and a shell rattle (trumpet 2) in the final section. Where the composer’s rattle is not available, performers are asked to arrive at a replacement item. The shell rattle is made of 15-20 suspended scallop shells.
Movement 5 requires the ‘ballophone’ effect, where the two trumpets play into the bells of, respectively, horn and tuba while those instruments employ fast valve movement. This may require a seating change so that horn and tuba sit next to the two trumpets. The chords employing these effects are marked with a cross-hair sign, and are cancelled by ‘nat.’
Movement 6 requires pitched wine glasses in the final section, tuned to high E (trumpet 1), high high C sharp (trumpet 2) and high D (trombone). These should be readily available and fixed to a stable surface such as a small board, so as to be taken up and held without attracting undue attention. The ‘D’ wine-glass is also employed in movement 2.
The six pieces of Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry are designed to be played in the published order, in which the two brief ‘chorale preludes’ are played second and fifth, but performers are encouraged to experiment with other orderings.
Duration c. 17 minutes
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The materials of Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry include ideas from An Dealbh
Mòr, a theatrical music and dance project for children for which I was music director in Bun Sgoil Shlèite, Isle of Skye, Scotland in spring 2006. This work is dedicated to the creative force behind that project, the artist Julie Brook.
Piers Hellawell 2006
to Julie Brook
Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry
Tempo rubato ad lib. (quasi cadenza)
Trumpet no 1 in C
Trumpet no 2 in C
Horn in F Trombone
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Tpt.
Tpt.
Hn.
Tbn.
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Tpt.
Tpt.
Hn.
Tbn.
Tba.
Hn.
Tbn.
Tba.
Trumpet in C
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Interlude I (Chorale Prelude I)
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Largo espress., quasi recit.
Trumpet in C
(rapid open/close, dim.)
Percussion
Tuned Wine Glass
(pause briefly ad lib., at or near marked rests)
Trumpet 1 in C
Trumpet 2 in C
Horn in F
Trombone
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Tpt.1 in C
Tpt. 2 in C
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Tpt.1 in C
Tpt. 2 in C
Tbn. Tba.
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Tpt.1 in C
Tpt. 2 in C
Hn.
Tbn.
Tba.
Tpt.1 in C
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in
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Tpt.1 in C
Tpt. 2 in C
Molto Adagio q = 50
Trumpet in C
Trumpet in C
Horn in F
Tenor Trombone
C Tpt.
C Tpt.
Hn. Tbn.
C Tpt.
C Tpt.
Hn. Tbn. Tba.
C Tpt.
C Tpt.
Hn.
Tbn.
Tba.
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C Tpt. Glass
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Hn.
Tbn.
Tba.
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C Tpt.
Glass
Rattle
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Tba.
C
C
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C
C
Trumpet 1 in C
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Chorale Prelude II
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= to Ballophone Flowing
Trumpet 2 in C = to Ballophone
Horn in F
Trombone
Tpt. in C 1: Ballophone (Hn)
Tpt. in C 2: Ballophone (Tuba) * = to Ballophone
valve movement while trumpet 1 plays into bell at marked passages:
Tpt. in C 1: Ballophone (Hn)
Tpt. in C 2: Ballophone (Tuba)
valve movement while trumpet 2 plays into bell at marked passages:
Tpt. in C 1: Ballophone (Hn)
Tpt. in C 2: Ballophone (Tuba) * = to Ballophone
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Tpt. in C 1: Ballophone (Hn)
Tpt. in C 2: Ballophone (Tuba)
Ballophone
Tpt. in C 1: Ballophone (Hn)
Tpt. in C 2: Ballophone (Tuba) * = to Ballophone
*Player needs wine-glass of water, tuned as for final section.
Trumpet in C*
Trumpet in C*
Horn in F
Trombone* Tuba
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C Tpt.
C Tpt.
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Tbn. Tba.
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C Tpt.
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colla voce al fine)
C Tpt. C Tpt.
C Tpt.
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Photo © Gerry Hellawell
Piers Hellawell
Piers Hellawell (b. 1956) has worked with the Schubert Ensemble of london, Hilliard Ensemble, RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, for whom he wrote Dogs and Wolves (2006), among others worldwide. works include: Cors de chasse, a concerto commissioned for Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) and Jonas Bylund (trombone) by the Philharmonia Orchestra; Degrees of Separation, commissioned for the opening of The Sage Gateshead (2004); and Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry for Stockholm Chamber Brass performing at festivals in Norway and Ireland. The Schubert Ensemble marked his 50th birthday with a performance. Hellawell is currently Professor of Composition at The Queen’s University of Belfast.
Piers Hellawell (*1956) hat mit vielen internationalen Ensembles zusammengearbeitet, darunter das Schubert Ensemble of london, das Hilliard Ensemble, das RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet sowie das BBC Scottish Orchestra, für das er Dogs and Wolves (2006) schrieb. Daneben entstanden Cors de chasse –ein Konzert für Håkan Hardenberger (Trompete) und Jonas Bylund (Posaune) im auftrag des Philharmonia Orchestra, – Degrees of Separation zur Eröffnung des Kulturzentrums The Sage im englischen Gateshead sowie Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry für Stockholm Chamber Brass zur aufführung bei Festivals in Norwegen und Irland. Zu seinem 50.Geburtstag widmete ihm das Schubert Ensemble ein Konzert. Gegenwärtig ist Hellawell Professor für Komposition an der Queen’s University in Belfast.
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